In a blistering attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that the PM had “caved in" to foreign interests to protect himself and billionaire Gautam Adani.
Addressing a public rally during the Sadbhav Yatra in Gurugram on Friday, Rahul said Trump was running the country according to his whims and fancies because he had access to Modi’s records in the Epstein files and had Adani stuck in a legal net in the USA.
He asserted that the Modi government has surrendered India’s economic independence, specifically in matters of energy security.
“Today, we cannot even buy oil from countries of our own choice,” Gandhi stated. “We are forced to buy oil at the behest of Trump. This government is selling the country to save their own skin and the interests of Adani,” he added.
He further criticised the influx of Chinese goods, claiming the administration facilitates the sale of “China-made” products while using social media to distract and mislead India’s youth. According to Gandhi, this systemic failure has pushed an entire generation into a “black hole of unemployment.”
Rahul Gandhi also stirred Haryana politics by joining former Hisar MP Brijendra Singh’s Sadbhav Yatra. The yatra, which started seven months ago, was so far dismissed by all Congress bigwigs in the state as a “private initiative” but turned into a “Congress yatra” on May 6 when Gandhi announced his participation.
Started on the lines of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi called it a perfect template to follow to reach out to state residents. While the official messaging of the march revolves around social unity, Rahul Gandhi’s decision to physically participate in the Gurugram leg has sent a stronger political message to the state leadership.
Congress insiders believe the move reflects the party high command’s growing confidence in Brijendra Singh’s independent political mobilisation capabilities and its willingness to encourage alternative power centres within the Haryana unit.
For years, Haryana Congress politics has revolved around the influence of Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender Singh Hooda. However, several observers point out that the central leadership now appears keen to broaden the party’s leadership structure beyond a single dominant faction.
Political analysts say Brijendra Singh’s emergence offers the Congress a fresh face with administrative experience, a relatively clean image, and strong roots in Haryana’s influential Jat belt. A former IAS officer and son of ex-Union minister Birender Singh, Brijendra has been attempting to position himself as a bridge between traditional rural voters and younger aspirational groups.
Interestingly, after denying the “importance” of the yatra for several months, all key leaders, including Bhupinder Singh Hooda, toed the line and joined it today.
Rao Narender called it the party’s own initiative, saying anything Congress members do for the people or the party is surely the party’s initiative.
